Search Results: Exploration from Ainsworth Books

Vancouver BC: Douglas & McIntyre. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 1550547348 . Signed by Author; Only slight wear to book & DJ ; Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. A bright, solid book.; B&W and Colour Photographs, Maps; The noted Marine author's account of the search for the Northwest Passage. "The centuries-long quest for the fabled Northwest Passage rivals the story of Antarctic exploration for heroism, drama, and tragedy. Expedition after expedition set off in search of a sea route connecting Europe with Asia's riches; each expedition suffered extreme hardship and ended in defeat, until Roald Amundsen finally succeeded in 1903-06. Across the Top of the World brings this incredible saga to life through exhaustive research, grim firsthand accounts, and hundreds of dramatic images. Paintings, engravings, and photos of the intrepid men and their ships, as well as of relics and archaeological sites, provide a poignant and… Read More

New York: Hyperion. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0786868635 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear, front free endpaper removed ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 431 pages; "In September 1921, four young men and Ada Blackjack, a diminutive 25-year-old Eskimo woman, ventured deep into the Arctic in a secret attempt to colonize desolate Wrangel Island for Great Britain. Two years later, Ada Blackjack emerged as the sole survivor of this ambitious polar expedition. This young, unskilled woman--who had headed to the Arctic in search of money and a husband--conquered the seemingly unconquerable north and survived all alone after her male companions had perished." .

Vancouver BC: Self Published. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Dust jacket chipped head of spine, small sticker damage upper front panel of DJ, some yellowing. ; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar.; B&W Illustrations & Maps; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 208 pages; "Adventure in Two Hemispheres is not a life story, but the record of a single voyage round the world - a voyage which began at Falmouth on April 1, 1791 and ended in the Shannon River on October 17 1795. The voyage lay by way of Cape of Good Hope, Australia, New Zealand to the Hawaiian Islands where the winter of 1791-2 was passed. " (jacket blurb) They continued on to the California Coast and north to Puget Sound. Vancouver spent his next two summers exploring as far north as Cook Inlet while wintering on the Hawaiian Islands, establishing a relationship with King Kamehameha. .

New York: Citadel Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1967. Facsimile. Hardcover. DJ shows light shelf wear, sun-faded on spine. Price-clipped, with gift inscription on FFEP. ; A bright, solid book, DJ in Mylar. Yellow cloth covered boards with red titles on spine ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 384 pages; Facsimile reproduction Of Mackenzie's Journals of Expeditions from Lake Athabasca to the Arctic Ocean and from Fort Chipewyan to the Pacific Ocean, first published in 1801. It includes Account Of Development Of Fur Trade By The Northwest Company. .

Toronto: Harpercollins Publishers Ltd.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0002000989 . DJ and boards show very light shelf wear. ; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; B&W Illustrations; 9.0 X 6.3 X 1.3 inches; 334 pages; "Samuel Hearne is grudgingly recognized as the eighteenth-century British adventurer who, during a remarkable three-year odyssey, became the first European to reach the Arctic coast of North America. In Ancient Mariner, McGoogan demonstrates that Hearne was far more complex, accomplished and influential than the history books suggest. Beginning with Hearne’s entry into the Royal Navy at twelve years of age, McGoogan paints an authentic portrait of eighteenth-century British life, both on and off the wooden sailing ships. After serving as a midshipman during the tumultuous Seven Years’ War, Hearne moved to London and, in 1766, just twenty-one, joined the Hudson’s Bay Company. Based… Read More

Seattle, WA: Society Expeditions. Very Good+. 1997. Coil Bound. Short tear to front cover 3rd coil down, appears to be only damage ; A few B&W illustrations ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Unpaginated pages; A field guide to the flora and fauna, climate, geology of Antarctica with some history of exploration in the area. The publication date indicates that this was published prior the expeditions that Society Expeditions organized for the public in 1997/1998 aboard the M/V World Discoverer .

London: Routledge. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 0415019184 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. B&W maps throughout. ; 9.7 X 7.7 X 1.0 inches; 279 pages; "With the help of almost 140 maps and town plans and explanatory texts, this atlas covers a vast area in terms of period and passage of time, geography, place and distance.In addition to Britain's colonial development, it touches on subjects including the changing territorial pattern of empire, exploration, trade, communications and imperial defence, war and conquest, the activities of Britain's missionaries and consuls and the shift of white settlement." .

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2000. First American Edition. Hardcover. 0871138042 . DJ and boards show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; B&W Illustrations; 9.40 X 6.50 X 1.50 inches; 489 pages; "Barrow's Boys is a spellbinding account of perilous journeys to uncharted areas under the most challenging conditions. Re-creating the successes and harrowing failures of the original extreme adventurers, Fergus Fleming captures the incredibly brave, and often downright insane, passion for exploration that led a band of men into situations that would humble even the bravest adventurers today. These men served under John Barrow, Second Secretary to the Admiralty, who, after the Napoleonic wars, launched the most ambitious program of exploration the world has ever seen. For the next thirty years, his handpicked teams of elite naval officers scoured the globe on a mission to fill the blanks that… Read More

Moscow: Editions en langues etrangeres. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. c.1960. Hardcover. Dust jacket shows edgewear, chipping and short tears, water damage across top edge. White cloth covered boards with silver and black design show water damage to front board ; A tight solid book, dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Fold out map showing the areas of influence of the various countries and the extent of progress of the Russian expedition during the 1956-1958 period. Many B&W photos show life on the expedition and the equipment they used. Text in French; B&W Photographs; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 270 pages; Trechnikov/Treshnikov/Tryoshnikov was a Russian geographer and oceanologist who lived 1914-1991 and published many articles and books on conditions at both the Arctic and Antarctic. He was so highly regarded that he had a star and an icebreaker named for him. During the International Geophysical Year in 1957-1958 the Soviet Union established its… Read More

Toronto: Oxford University Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0195409892 . Only slight wear to DJ.; DJ in Mylar, as new, unread ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 464 pages; "This anthology offers lengthy selections from more than twenty writers spanning two centuries, from Radisson to Palliser. There are substantial selections not only from major figures like Samuel Hearne , David Thompson, and Alexander Mackenzie but also from early Hudson's Bay Company men..." .

Portland, OR: Oregon Historical Society. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1974. Hardcover. 0875950493 . Book spine faded, light fading to red paper covered slipcase, embossed seal of previous owner on FFEP ; A tight solid book. Blue cloth covered boards ; B&W Illustrations; 97 pages .

Norfolk Island, Australia: Island Heritage Ltd. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1978. First Trade Edition. Hardcover. 0896100634 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear. Previous owner's stamp on FFEP. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Numerous B&W and color illustrations. ; The Island Heritage Collection; 6.0 X 5.7 X 0.2 inches; 202 pages; The author relied on Captain Cook's journals from his various visits to the Hawaiian Islands, including his final visit, to piece together and create a realistic view of Cook's life while visiting. .

Garden City: Doubleday & Company. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1985. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 0385196776 . DJ shows shelf wear with short tears, creasing, and chipping, 1 1/2" tear top fore edge. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Map endpapers - front 1492-3 voyage, back - subsequent voyages. A few B&W maps in text block. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 300 pages .

New York: Knopf. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1990. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. 039422180X . Front flap creased, slight edge wear to book & DJ ; DJ in Mylar, unclipped, bright, solid book ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 401 pages; A savagely deprived childhood rendered John Rowlands something of an emotional cripple, yet this unloved illegitimate son of a housemaid became Sir Henry Morton Stanley, the celebrated African explorer. Evasion, suppression and falsification were his defenses against the abandonment, rejection and betrayal that haunted his life--and it is the reality behind these Walter Mitty-like defenses that is the subject of this stimulating, well-documented biography. Until he "discovered" Livingstone in 1871, Stanley was essentially a ruthless, driven reporter on the trail of a scoop, but after their meeting he became a searcher for rivers and mountains, lakes and deserts, in a quest for self-esteem. This is an epic tale of epic journeys by… Read More

Toronto: Patrick Crean Editions. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 2017. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1443441260 . Light wear to dustjacket ; A near-fine volume in a VG DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; 9.4 X 6.5 X 1.6 inches; 438 pages; "Dead Reckoning challenges the conventional narrative, which emerged out of Victorian England and focused almost exclusively on Royal Navy officers. By integrating non-British and fur-trade explorers and, above all, Canada’s indigenous peoples, this work brings the story of Arctic discovery into the twenty-first century. Orthodox history celebrates such naval figures as John Franklin, Edward Parry and James Clark Ross. Dead Reckoning tells their stories, but the book also encompasses such forgotten heroes as Thanadelthur, Akaitcho, Tattanoeuck, Ouligbuck, Tookoolito and Ebierbing, to name just a few. Without the assistance of the Inuit, Franklin’s recently discovered ships, Erebus and Terror, would still be lying… Read More

Edmonton, AB: Hurtig Publishers. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 0888302800 . DJ shows very light shelf wear, the book is as new ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 8.1 X 5.4 X 0.9 inches; 224 pages; "This is the fascinating story of the golden age of arctic exploration , from Frobisher in the 16th to the controversial century Vilhjalmur Stefansson in the early 20th." .

Dulles, VA: Potomac Books Inc.. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2007. 1st. Hardcover. 1574887718 . DJ shows light edge wear. Light soil to pages at foredge bottom.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; B&W Photographs; 9 X 6.20 X 1.40 inches; 355 pages; "Closed to conventional passage, the Arctic Ocean and peripheral seas have nevertheless known European explorers since the sixteenth century. Systematic observation, however, dates only from the last years of the nineteenth century, with the epic drift of Fridtjof Nansen’s ice ship Fram (1893-1896), the first scientific expedition of the modern era. Twentieth-century technology—the icebreaker, radio transmission, nuclear power, and aircraft—opened the Arctic for survey, basic research, and observation. World War II saw the inhospitable circumpolar Arctic transformed into a theater of military operations.The Cold War and the missile age saw governments staking further claims, because only a… Read More

Madeira Park, BC: Douglas & McIntyre. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2015. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1771620390 . Signed by Author; Inscribed on the half title page and signed on the title page. Map endpapers, B&W illustrations and maps. Bright solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; 6.5 X 0.75 X 9.25 inches; 272 pages; "Sir Alexander Mackenzie is known to schoolchildren as a great Canadian explorer who gave his name to the country’s longest river, but hardly anyone could name the man who mentored Mackenzie and mapped much of northwestern Canada before him. Soldier, fur trader and explorer Peter Pond, the subject of this long overdue book, is a man whose legend has been forgotten in favor of those who came after him. Much of Pond’s life is shadowed in mystery. Historian Barry Gough uses Pond’s surviving memoirs, explorers’ journals, letters written by acquaintances of Pond, publications in London magazines and many other sources to… Read More

New York: Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1999. Seventh Printing. Hardcover. 0375404031 . A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Illustrated with B&W photos ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 212 pages; "Melding superb research and the extraordinary expedition photography of Frank Hurley, The Endurance by Caroline Alexander is a stunning work of history, adventure, and art which chronicles "one of the greatest epics of survival in the annals of exploration." Setting sail as World War I broke out in Europe, the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, led by renowned polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, hoped to become the first to cross the Antarctic continent. But their ship, Endurance, was trapped in the drifting pack ice, eventually to splinter, leaving the expedition stranded on floes--a situation that seemed "not merely desperate but impossible." Most skillfully Alexander constructs the expedition's character… Read More

London: Harbour Publishing. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Light wear to blue cloth covered boards, some foxing ; A tight solid book, hinges intact; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 326 pages .